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package org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators;

import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.UniquePredicate;

/**
 * A FilterIterator which only returns "unique" Objects.  Internally,
 * the Iterator maintains a Set of objects it has already encountered,
 * and duplicate Objects are skipped.
 *
 * @param <E> the type of elements returned by this iterator.
 * @since 2.1
 */
public class UniqueFilterIterator<E> extends FilterIterator<E> {

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     *  Constructs a new {@code UniqueFilterIterator}.
     *
     *  @param iterator  the iterator to use
     */
    public UniqueFilterIterator(final Iterator<? extends E> iterator) {
        super(iterator, UniquePredicate.uniquePredicate());
    }

}
